MAWP

+Design
Pressure
+Operating
Pressure
Varun Patel, B.E- Mechanical, PMP

Operating Pressure
Pressure at which your equipment is going to
operate during the life of the equipment
This is the reference pressure to prepare
DATA Sheet of the equipment

Design Pressure
Operating pressure + any normal excess pressure
that can occur during the equipment's operation
Usually in the range of 10% to as high as 25%
depends of safety consideration of designer

MAWP (Maximum Allowable Working Pressure)

Considering various fabrication parameters and design
code requirement equipment manufacturer calculate
thickness of the plate to manufactured equipment
If he come with some odd thickness plate which is not
commercially available he will go for commercially
available higher thickness plate
Back calculate pressure with selected plat thickness that
equipment can withstand that is MAWP

Hydro test Pressure

This pressure is calculated based on the equation
given in equipment design and manufacturing code
130% of design pressure if design code is ASME
Section VIII Div-1
If you go for pneumatic test in place of hydro test,
the test pressure is 110% of design pressure

Different Types of Pressure for Equipment

Hydro test Pressure

130% of Design Pressure

(ASME Section VIII)
MAWP (Maximum Allowable Minimum or more
Working Pressure)
than100% of Design
Pressure
Design Pressure

100

Operating Pressure

90% of Design Pressure

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